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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4666169

Epicyrtica hippolopha

Green Double-spot (Calpinae) at Bolivia, NSW

Epicyrtica hippolopha at Bolivia, NSW - suppressed
Epicyrtica hippolopha at Bolivia, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Epicyrtica hippolopha 1 May 2025 donhe
Epicyrtica (genus) 1 May 2025 ibaird
Epicyrtica hippolopha 1 May 2025 WendyEM
Blenina lichenopa 30 Apr 2025 ibaird
Unverified 28 Apr 2025 PJH123

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9 comments

WendyEM wrote:
   29 Apr 2025
Thallarcha macilenta ?
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=89694
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=424914&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
ibaird wrote:
   29 Apr 2025
A faded Blelina lichenopa?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/549042-Blenina-lichenopa/browse_photos
donhe wrote:
   29 Apr 2025
Orthaga seminivea ?
ibaird wrote:
   30 Apr 2025
https://www.butterflyhouse.com.au/lepidoptera/sarr/lichenopa.html
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3acebd22-a7f4-40d7-ae9c-e7aa24ea9b87#gallery
Quite a variable species. Coastal from northerrn NSW to far North Queensland on the ALA.
donhe wrote:
   1 May 2025
I do not think the lines match those of Blenina lichenopa.
PJH123 wrote:
   1 May 2025
Thanks to Wes Jenkinson, I believe it is a worn Epicyrtica hippolopha (Turner, 1936)
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=53639
WendyEM wrote:
   1 May 2025
Yes, Epicyrtica hippolopha fits the lines well
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e2c965e9-b0ad-4a36-86fc-8fba6d44e55b#names
well done you and Wes
ibaird wrote:
   1 May 2025
OK, I agree Epicyrtica (genus) 'fits the lines'' better. but I suggest there are other species in that genus that might fit equally well, if we accept this is a faded specimen. For example:
Epicyrtica docima (already in the NatureMapr taxonomy for SouthCoast region, with no sightings):-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/a958ac19-22da-4077-a3b5-788aff3b4e32
On that basis I suggest 'Epicyrtica (genus)'
PJH123 wrote:
   2 May 2025
Ian, I believe the bold premedial line and saw toothed post medial lines on my specimen show up well on several examples of Epicyrtica hippolopha but not so on E. docima

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